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Character Quotes
"The narrative constructs the identity of the character, what can be called his or her narrative identity, in constructing that of the story told. It is the identity of the story that makes the identity of the character."
49
"Things will be very bad for Latin America. You only have to consider the ambitions and the doctrines of the empire, which regards this region as its backyard."
38
"I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing."
37
"The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social reality, but no one would have regarded it as vitally necessary."
36
"National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right."
32
"It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character."
29
"My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors."
28
"I would like to think that I'm more different from my character than I am."
23
"I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene."
23
"All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity."
22
"If you don't have enemies, you don't have character."
22
"A clown's makeup and character, that's all he has to sell. He loves and believes in that character."
22
"When you have to play a character that seems to be a relatively decent person and seems to be like yourself, I think the trick in that kind of character, so that you don't become a cliche, is to find where their weaknesses are."
21
"What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?"
20
"Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level."
19
"Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease."
18
"The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have."
17
"I guess because I pay so much attention to the physical part of the character, I don't look upon it as like Charlize Theron up there. I don't think of them as like Charlize Theron films."
17
"What we do should have a Canadian character. Nobody looks his best in somebody else's clothes."
17
"The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands."
17
"My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character."
17
"My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character."
16
"I use colors to bring fine points of story and character."
16
"I had a blast, but I still wonder sometimes why they saw me as the perfect guy for this strange character."
16
"I definitely have character arcs in mind for each character unless I kill them."
16
"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment."
16
"What Tim does is, he calls me and sends me the script. And then he sends me a drawing, an illustration of his image of me as the character. It's so great."
15
"We should be authentic: the 'real deal'. Neither a clone nor mimic be."
15
"Weird, but sometimes I feel more like my cartoon character than I do Lizzie because she's a little more edgy and snappy."
14
"Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child."
14
"Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others' company."
14
"Failure's not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger."
14
"Young men and women are to build-up a strong character. A nation's greatness was reflected in the character of her people. If it was sullied by selfishness, such a people could not prosper or achieve great things. Selfishness had its place in life as everyone had to look to his own needs and that of his family, but it could not be made the be - all and end - all of life."
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